Taking tune from “The Office,” man helps save woman’s life
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A classic scene from a decade-old episode of "The Office" helped an Arizona mechanic save an unconscious woman's life.
Carell, ‘Office’ producers reteam for ‘Space Force’ comedy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steve Carell is starring in a new workplace comedy that could be out of this world.
Netflix said Wednesday that Carell is re-teaming with "The Office" producers Greg Daniels and Howard Klein on the series "Space Force."
It's about the people assigned to create a sixth branch of the armed services focused on space, the streaming service said.
Carol Burnett gets inaugural Globes prize for TV achievement
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — More than 50 years after Carol Burnett became the first woman to host a variety sketch show, a stint that would last 11 years and make her a household name, the 85-year-old accepted the very first Carol Burnett Award for lifetime achievement in television at the Golden Globes on Sunday.
"I am really gobsmacked by this," the emotional comedic icon said after accepting the award from fellow TV legend Steve Carell.
My First Award: Steve Carell
Correction: Film-Chalamet and Carell story
TORONTO (AP) — In a story Oct. 10 about the film "Beautiful Boy," The Associated Press erroneously attributed a quote about drug use by Timothee Chalamet's character to Steve Carell.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Carell and Chalamet on bonding for the film 'Beautiful Boy'
Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet both knew the addiction drama "Beautiful Boy" hinged on the father-son relationship
Film Review: A timely story of addiction in ‘Beautiful Boy’
Relapse is part of recovery. That's what one doctor in "Beautiful Boy " tells David Sheff (Steve Carell), the distraught father of a teenage son, Nic (Timothee Chalamet), who has been dabbling in alcohol, weed, cocaine, heroin and crystal meth, and has become an addict.
Carrell, Chalamet premiere ‘Beautiful Boy’
A year later, Timothee Chalamet is again turning heads
TORONTO (AP) — A year after his breakthrough performance in "Call Me By Your Name," Timothee Chalamet — now a seasoned veteran at the age of 22 — is again the toast of the fall film festival circuit.
Though there were few doubters after Chalamet became the youngest best-actor Oscar nominee in almost 80 years, the young actor's performance in the father-son addiction drama "Beautiful Boy" has resolutely confirmed Chalamet as one of the most talented actors of his generation.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Films starring Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Jackman as well as Bradley Cooper's directorial debut "A Star Is Born" with Lady Gaga are among the selections announced Tuesday for this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
"Beautiful Boy" stars Chalamet and Steve Carell and will be one of several films having their world premiere at the festival, a launching pad for Hollywood's awards season.
Rumors that Steve Carell was touring UW-Madison blew up campus social media Monday
Rumors on social media that Steve Carell was touring UW-Madison set the campus abuzz Monday afternoon, with some students reporting sightings and others searching the school grounds for the comedian.
One Twitter user tweeted a video that purported to show Carell, sporting a beard and wearing a ballcap and sunglasses, walking outside Strada at the Memorial Union. We couldn't confirm the video one way or the other, so you be the judge:
Cranston: Carell and Fishburne ‘ultimate pros’
‘The Last Jedi,’ ‘Three Billboards’ among AARP nominees
NEW YORK (AP) — "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" hasn't been mentioned much in this year's awards season, but it's among the nominees for AARP The Magazine's 17th annual Movies for Grownups Awards.
Oscar contenders are also in the mix. Besides "The Last Jedi," nominees for best film include "Get Out," ''Lady Bird," ''The Shape of Water" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."
A revival of "The Office" is said to be in the works for NBC, but Steve Carell won't be returning as Michael Scott.
According to reports from various entertainment sources, the network is looking to follow up on the success of its "Will & Grace" reboot with a return to the offices of Dunder Mifflin in Scranton.
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List of nominees for the Screen Actors Guild Awards
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A list of the nominees for the 24th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, announced Wednesday in West Hollywood, California:
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Actor: Timothee Chalamet, "Call Me By Your Name," James Franco, "The Disaster Artist," Daniel Kaluuya, "Get Out," Gary Oldman, "Darkest Hour" and Denzel Washington, "Roman J. Israel, ESQ."
Movie Minute: ‘The Disaster Artist,’ ‘Just Getting Started’ hit theaters
Movie Minute: 'The Disaster Artist,' 'Just Getting Started' hit theaters
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- With "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" set to hit theaters a week from today, studios have been tiptoeing around that behemoth of a film's Dec. 15 release date.
So, this weekend we get "The Disaster Artist," the true story about the making of "The Room," known as the best worst film ever made. Also, Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones team up in the senior citizen action comedy "Just Getting Started."
Carell, Cranston and Fishburne rally to the cause in ‘Last Flag Flying’
Films about the brotherhood of veterans have a built-in appeal. They are better still when they are smart here and there, sassy from time to time and contain some meaningful insights. That sums up Last Flag Flying. Its not splashy, but its more than enough. Its melancholy about what war does to men, but never feels the need to cue sad, sentimental music.
Working with Linklater ‘a dream’ for Carell
Steve Carell’s ‘not great’ tennis talents
This week in art-house cinema: Dench plays the queen, punk music in Tulsa and Monty Python
Judi Dench plays another English queen, Bobby plays Billie Jean King, and a documentary look at the evolution of punk music in Tulsa are among many highlights in speciality cinema this week.
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"Victoria and Abdul": Judi Dench re-teams with her “Philomena” director (Stephen Frears of “The Queen”) for this historical drama about England’s Queen Victoria forging a surprising friendship with a young clerk from India.
Billie Jean King says she’s upset with women who voted Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Tennis icon Billie Jean King is not mincing words about the many white women who voted for Donald Trump, saying they "really don't like themselves."
King, who led the fight for equal pay for women in tennis, also says she feels there is more misogyny now than when she defeated Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes" match in 1973, the subject of the new movie starring Emma Stone and Steve Carell.
Carell: Bobby Riggs was just a showman
How a tennis player became a ‘Battle of the Sexes’ actress
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — She might be known as a two-time Kentucky tennis champ, but Lauren Kline now has a new title: Hollywood actress.
It's kind of a funny story how the former North Oldham High School player ended up starring alongside A-listers Emma Stone and Steve Carell in "Battle of the Sexes."
Kline was originally supposed to be the tennis-playing body double for Stone but ended up looking more like actress Jessica McNamee, who portrays tennis champ Margaret Court in the movie.
Emma Stone, Steve Carell serve up 1973 match in ‘Battle of the Sexes’
The whole world watched in 1973 as 29-year-old Billie Jean King, reigning queen and No.?1 player of the women’s tennis circuit, faced off in the Houston Astrodome against 55-year-old former Wimbledon champion and greedy court jester Bobby Riggs, who claimed he could still beat any woman player in the world. Some may recall how windbag former tennis champion John McEnroe recently revived this line of thinking about male and female athletes when he made a remark downgrading Serena Williams.
In ‘Battle of the Sexes,’ King passes a baton to Emma Stone
TORONTO (AP) — Walking through a tunnel alongside Billie Jean King at the grounds of the U.S. Open, Emma Stone gasped at the size of its main court.
A quarter of London Film Festival lineup directed by women
LONDON (AP) — A quarter of the features in this year's London Film Festival lineup were directed by women, organizers said Thursday as they revealed the schedule for the October extravaganza.
The dearth of female filmmakers at major festivals has drawn much criticism. The Venice Film Festival, running to Sept. 9, has just one woman among 21 directors competing for the main prize.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Minions are still a box office force and original stories are scoring big, but not the R-rated comedy — even with Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler behind it.
Studio estimates on Sunday say that Universal Pictures and Illumination's "Despicable Me 3" earned $75.4 million over the weekend, while the former Saturday Night Live stars' gambling comedy "The House" burned down.
One of the many — and we mean many — subplots in "Despicable Me 3" is about a girl's obsession with finding a unicorn. The adorable tot spends her waking hours wishing and hoping and dreaming, and she comes close — but in the end what she finds is a sweet little goat. It's very cute, and it does the trick — but it's still, you know, a goat.
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Linklater's "The Last Flag Flying" will open the 55th New York Film Festival.
The latest from Linklater is described as a "lyrical road movie." It stars Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne as a trio of Navy veterans who reunite to bury the son of Carell's character, who has been killed in the Iraq War. It's conceived of as a kind of sequel to 1973's "The Last Detail," with Jack Nicholson.
NEW YORK (AP) — Christian Bale said Wednesday he will play Dick Cheney in Adam McKay's upcoming biopic of the former vice president.
Bale was last week reported as being in talks to join the film that will reteam him with McKay following 2015's Oscar-nominated "The Big Short." The Oscar winner confirmed he has signed up to star in the untitled film in an interview with The Associated Press.
Downey Jr., Linklater to make film based on podcast
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Linklater and Robert Downey Jr. are teaming up to make a film adapted from a podcast.
Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures announced Monday evening that it will produce the untitled film, with Linklater directing and Downey Jr. starring. It will be based on the episode "Man of the People" from the Reply All podcast. The episode, which aired in January, chronicles the true story of a doctor who scammed his way to fame and fortune, and the doctor who brought him down.